Gemelli Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese & Arugula

Prep time: 5 min   Total time: 25 min    Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 pound gemelli or other short pasta
• Course salt and ground pepper
• 1 pint cherry tomatos (halved)
• 1 cup crumbled fresh goat cheese (4 ounces)
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
• 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 bunch arugula (10 ounces), torn
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain pasta and rinse under cold water. In a large bowl, toss pasta with tomatoes and goat cheese.
2. Make dressing: In a bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, and mustard and season with salt and pepper. To serve, toss pasta mixture with dressing, arugula, tomato and onion. Sprinkle with the goat cheese. (To store, refrigerate pasta mixture and dressing separately, up to 1 day.)